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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i7-3970X outperforms the more expensive Core i7-3820 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i7-3970X is 262 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-3820.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3970X
- Performs up to 1% better in Control than Core i7-3820 - 200 vs 199 FPS
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i7-3820 - $217.44 vs $319.88
- Up to 32% better value when playing Control than Core i7-3820 - $1.09 vs $1.61 per FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i7-3820 - 12 vs 8 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i7-3820
- Consumes up to 13% less energy than Intel Core i7-3970X - 130 vs 150 Watts
Control
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
FPS
200
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.09/FPS
100%
Price, $
$217.44
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition i7-3970X 3.5GHz 5.0GT/s 15MB LGA2011 Processor Without -fan, Retail BX80619I73970X
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Intel Core i7-3820 Quad-Core Processor 3.6 GHz 10 MB Cache LGA 2011 - BX80619I73820
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
High
Core i7-3970X
Desktop • Nov 1st, 2012
Core i7-3820
Desktop • Feb 13th, 2012
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-3970X | vs | Intel Core i7-3820 |
|---|---|---|
Nov 1st, 2012 | Release Date | Feb 13th, 2012 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Sandy Bridge E | Codename | Sandy Bridge E |
| Intel Socket 2011 | Socket | Intel Socket 2011 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
6 | Cores | 4 |
12 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.0 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.8 GHz |
| 150 W | TDP | 130 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 35.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
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